package deal

American  

noun

1. Also called package plan.  an agreement in which the buyer pays a stipulated price for a group of related products or services.

   a package deal from a book club.

2. the products or services included in such an agreement.

   We got a package deal of room, meals, automobile, and guide at the resort hotel.

3. an agreement or plan in which the approval of one element is contingent upon the approval of all the others.

   The union wanted management to approve a package deal increasing wages, retirement benefits, and the number of paid holidays.

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Etymology

Origin of package deal

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Supply of affordable beach-front resorts is also more limited in Goa compared with Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Thailand, where one can get a package deal at half the rate, if not cheaper.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

An “Experience Abu Dhabi” logo appears on the Knicks’ jerseys as part of a package deal with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Building mosques and schools was part of a package deal.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2024

You are probably familiar with the first 10 amendments, which were approved as a package deal shortly after the Constitution’s ratification.

From Slate • May 8, 2024

Is there a way to convince Mark that Boo and I are a package deal?

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko